Tools Developer/Maintainer - Senior 2078

Compass is seeking a motivated individual to provide operational services to the Intelligence Community (IC), the Department of War (DoW), and Federal communities. Our goal is to hire talented and passionate team members who desire to grow their skills while enhancing the company’s reputation with partners, clients, and stakeholders. Professional IT certification training opportunities and assistance are available.

About the Role

The Senior Tools Developer/Maintainer will establish and guide others in applying relevant criteria to evaluate and analyze potential tools, technology, and software for automation opportunities. The role focuses on developing tools to improve agility and efficiency, forecasting future technology and architecture, and supporting systems engineering processes. These tools will be hosted in dedicated cloud and container environments.

Responsibilities

• Assess and support integration of tools into NGA IT unclassified and classified environments.
• Direct preparation of program-level and user-level documentation.
• Support and maintain applications, databases, and their underlying platforms (Windows, Linux) on classified and unclassified cloud environments.
• Plan and execute migration of engineering tools into the cloud per NGA policy and government guidance.
• Follow established processes to ensure systems and applications achieve Authorization to Operate (ATO).
• Oversee activities to maintain Virtual Private Cloud environments in RedHat OpenShift, Kubernetes, AWS/C2S, or similar cloud-based environments.
• Install, maintain, configure, backup, troubleshoot, and secure virtual servers and applications for unclassified and classified operations.
• Monitor and provide recommendations for capacity management, system utilization, storage planning, and database performance.
• Manage and provide cloud hosting cost impact analysis, including monitoring burn rates using government-approved tools.
• Guide implementation, integration, and maintenance of tools such as ServiceNow, DOORS Next Gen, and System Architecture to ensure data integration and process automation.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of OpenShift, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services, or similar cloud infrastructures and services.
• Working knowledge of Windows or Linux system administration, software installation/configuration, and system performance monitoring.
• Experience supporting IT security activities, including maintaining STIG compliance, reviewing IAVA security scan reports, and providing documentation for Authorization to Test (ATT) and ATO.
• Development and maintenance of documentation and technical specifications for IT staff.
• Support for regular backup operations and implementation of data protection, disaster recovery, and failover procedures.
• Troubleshooting and resolving incidents with minimal disruptions.

Qualifications

• DoD 8140 (DoD 8570) IAT Level II certification.
• Master’s degree plus 10 years of experience, or
• Bachelor’s degree plus 12 years of experience, or
• Associate’s degree plus 14 years of experience, or
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in a relevant field.

Desired Skills

• RedHat OpenShift, Kubernetes, AWS/C2S, or similar cloud-based environments.
• Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) and Security Compliance Requirements.
• SAFe Agile (Scaled Agile Framework).
• IBM DOORS Next Generation (DNG)/Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM).
• ServiceNow Application Server and Databases.
• Microsoft Project Server.
• JIRA application development.
• Terraform/OpenTofu.
• Puppet, Python, Lambda, .NET.
• Relational and non-relational/NoSQL/graph databases (e.g., MariaDB, DB2, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, MongoDB, Neo4j).

Work Level and Leadership

• Key member of the team, overseeing or monitoring tasks.
• Provides senior-level guidance and direction, potentially as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).
• Directs multiple personnel/contractors through the entire project lifecycle.
• Evaluates and recommends new technology and processes based on cost, risk, and mission impact.

Skills and Tasks

• Develops and uses complex concepts and processes.
• Performs multiple tasks at a specialist level.
• Leads multiple junior/mid-level personnel.
• May be recognized as an SME.

Pay

Target salary range: $134,700 – $195,300. Salary is determined by factors such as scope of responsibilities, experience, clearance, education, skills, competencies, geographic location, and business/contract considerations.

Schedule

Locations: Washington Metro Area or Huntsville, AL.

Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI required.